Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 165, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1916 — Burnettsville Suffers Big Loss From Destructive Fire. [ARTICLE]

Burnettsville Suffers Big Loss From Destructive Fire.

Burnettsville, a small town near Monticello, suffered a destructive fire loss Monday. A half block of the business section was wiped out. Two large business buildings were completely. destroyed, the State Bank building gutted, with the four tottering walls left standing and two valuable stocks of merchandise were consumed to ashes, leaving no trace whatever of salvage. The section of the town visited is just south of the railroad track. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The estimated loss is placed at $25,000.